Techdirt. Stories filed under "vostok" Easily digestible tech news... http://www.techdirt.com/ en-us Techdirt. Stories filed under "vostok"http://www.techdirt.com/images/td-88x31.gifhttp://www.techdirt.com/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:00:00 PST DailyDirt: Water On The Earth And Beyond... Michael Ho http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100204/0236418048/dailydirt-water-earth-beyond.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100204/0236418048/dailydirt-water-earth-beyond.shtml
  • Jupiter's moon, Europa, could have a vast saltwater ocean below its surface -- possibly containing more liquid water than all of the Earth's oceans. Images showing the bumpy surface of Europa suggest that there are "chaos terrains" similar to those on Earth, which could help us understand the geology of Europa better. [url]
  • The "Goldilocks Zone" for extrasolar planets refers to the orbital space where the conditions are just right for liquid water to exist. But that doesn't mean water actually does exist on the other worlds we've discovered so far. [url]
  • Russian scientists are drilling down through over 2 miles of ice to Antarctica’s biggest subglacial lake, Vostok. There could be exotic lifeforms in these waters which haven't seen daylight for millions of years. [url]
  • Based on radar measurements, the sediment coverage on the surface of Mars suggests the red planet once had two oceans. These oceans may not have existed long enough to support life formation, and it's not known where all the water went. [url]
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  • A nasty fungus is killing off the popular Cavendish banana. And if it's not stopped, yes, we'll have no bananas. [url]
  • The veggie burger is evolving slowly to be more palatable for restaurant-goers and the general public. But stop comparing it to a burger -- because it'll never be the same. [url]
  • An Australian brewery has created a "space beer" called Vostok -- a beer that's designed to be consumed in zero gravity environments. Regular beer induces a disgusting "wet burp" in zero-G, and this ain't no Star Trek synthehol. [url]
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